Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis of Condorcet, known as Nicolas de Condorcet, lived from 17 September 1743 to 29 March 1794 and was a French philosopher, political economist, politician and mathematician whose ideas, including support for free markets, public education, constitutional government, equal rights for women and people of all races, and a welfare state, have been said to embody the ideals of the Age of Enlightenment, of which he has been called the last witness, and of Enlightenment rationalism. As a critic of the constitution proposed by Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles in 1793, the National Convention and the Jacobin faction in particular voted to have him arrested, and he died in prison after a period spent hiding from the French Revolutionary authorities.
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Defining MomentSourced to the subject's own accountAs a critic of the constitution proposed by Hérault de Séchelles in 1793, the National Convention voted to have him arrested; he died in prison after a period of hiding from the French Revolutionary authorities. 1 Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account Notable PublicationSourced to the subject's own accountSketch for a Historical Picture of the Progress of the Human Mind 1 Office HeldSourced to the subject's own accountMember of the National Convention for Aisne (1792 to 1793); Member of the Legislative Assembly for Seine (1791 to 1792) 1 Death YearSourced to the subject's own account Death DateSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own accountRibemont, Picardy, France 1 Death PlaceSourced to the subject's own account TraditionSourced to the subject's own accountEnlightenment rationalism; classical and economic liberalism 1 Classification
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Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis of Condorcet (17 September 1743-29 March 1794), known as Nicolas de Condorcet, was a French philosopher, political economist, politician, and mathematician.
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birth_place = Ribemont, Picardy, France
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Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis of Condorcet (17 September 1743-29 March 1794), known as Nicolas de Condorcet, was a French philosopher, political economist, politician, and mathematician.
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death_place = Bourg-la-Reine, France
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school_tradition = Enlightenment | Classical liberalism | Economic liberalism
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As he was a critic of the constitution proposed by Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles in 1793, the Convention Nationale... voted to have Condorcet arrested. He died in prison after a period of hiding from the French Revolutionary authorities.
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notable_works = Girondin constitutional project, Sketch for a Historical Picture of the Progress of the Human Mind
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office = Member of the National Convention for Aisne, term_start = 20 September 1792, term_end = 8 July 1793
Associated With: Voltaire, Early years section
D'Alembert also introduced Condorcet to Voltaire at Ferney in 1770.
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